Dorsch Beach
Photo: Philip Brewer, CC BY 2.0
Dorsch Beach is a stretch of soft white sand south of Frederiksted on St. Croix's West End, with views of the Frederiksted Pier and the sunset. Drive south from town on Veterans Shore Drive; past the fish market and boat launch, park along the road. The beach has no public facilities, but palms and sea grape trees give shade. Next door, Sand Castle on the Beach sells a limited number of day passes from 9 a.m. ($40 per person as of October 2026), with chairs, umbrellas, restrooms, showers and pool use; children under 16 may not use the pools. The water is usually calm for swimming. The bottom is mostly sand, so snorkeling is limited to small rocky patches. Locals fill the beach on weekends and holidays; weekdays are quiet. The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) tests the water weekly; check its latest advisory before swimming.
Services
- Roadside parking
- No public facilities; shade trees
- Day passes at the neighboring Sand Castle on the Beach hotel
- Calm water for swimming
How we checked
Last verified on October 31, 2026. We checked it against the sources below.
Source: GoToStCroix, https://www.gotostcroix.com/discover/beaches/dorsch/ (copyright 2026; location south of Frederiksted past the fish market, directions on Veterans Shore Drive, roadside parking, soft white sand, palms and sea grape, no amenities, calm water, mostly sandy bottom with small rocky patches, weekend and holiday crowds, quiet weekdays, pier and sunset view, the Sand Castle on the Beach day pass); Sand Castle on the Beach, https://sandcastleonthebeach.com/stay/beach-passes/ (copyright 2026; passes sold first come from 9 a.m. at the front office, limited in number, $40 per person aged two and older, children under 16 not permitted in the pools, pass includes lounge chairs, umbrellas, restrooms, showers, two pools and a drink coupon); DPNR beach advisories and data, https://dpnr.vi.gov/beach-advisory/ (Dorsch Beach is a monitored beach and met the standard in the advisory of October 30, 2026); all accessed 2026-10-31. No source states lifeguard coverage, so none is claimed. Map point: DPNR beach monitoring site STX-4, 'Dorsch Beach', at 17.7028, -64.88514 as published by the Government of the Virgin Islands on the Water Quality Portal, https://www.waterqualitydata.us/provider/STORET/USVIST_WQX/USVIST_WQX-STX-4/ (accessed 2026-10-31); GNIS has no Dorsch feature.
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